BE GREATER / MORE THAN THE SUM OF ITS PARTS

Meaning of BE GREATER / MORE THAN THE SUM OF ITS PARTS in English

to be better or more effective as a group than you would think just by looking at the individual members of the group

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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
THAN — conjunction COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES be bigger/smaller/worse etc than you had imagined ▪ The job interview proved to be much …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
ITS — iya nga;iya
English-Visayan vocabulary
GREATER — mas bantugan;mas daghan;mas dungganan;mas halangdon
English-Visayan vocabulary
ITS — adjective Date: circa 1507 of or relating to it or ~elf especially as possessor, agent, or object of an action
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
GREATER — adjective Usage: often capitalized Etymology: comparative of great Date: 1882 consisting of a central city together with adjacent areas that …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
GREATER — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Antilles Greater and Lesser {{link=Greater Manchester">Greater Manchester
Английский словарь Британика
THAN — I. thən, then, (|)than, rapid sometimes ən or ə n ( after t, d, s, or z) or n ( …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SUM — I. ˈsəm noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English summe, somme, from Old French, from Latin summa, from feminine of …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MORE — I. ˈmō(ə)r, ˈmȯ(ə)r, -ōə, -ȯ(ə) adjective Etymology: Middle English more, moore, mo, from Old English māra (adjective), mā (adjective & …
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ITS — I. (|)its, _əts adjective Etymology: it (I) + -s (possessive case ending) 1. : of or belonging to it or …
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PARTS — plural of part present third singular of part
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GREATER — adjective Etymology: from comp. of great (I) 1. music , obsolete : major 2. usually capitalized , of a political …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
THAN — (conj.) A particle expressing comparison, used after certain adjectives and adverbs which express comparison or diversity, as more, better, other, …
Английский словарь Webster
ITS — () Possessive form of the pronoun it. See It.
Английский словарь Webster
THAN — ( conj. ) A particle expressing comparison, used after certain adjectives and adverbs which express comparison or diversity, as more, …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
THAN — /dhan, dhen/ ; unstressed /dheuhn, euhn/ , conj. 1. (used, as after comparative adjectives and adverbs, to introduce the second …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SUM — — sumless , adj. — sumlessness , n. /sum/ , n. , v. , summed, summing . n. 1. the …
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MORE — — moreness , n. /mawr, mohr/ , adj., compar. of much or many with most as superl. 1. in greater …
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ITS — /its/ , pron. the possessive form of it (used as an attributive adjective): The book has lost its jacket. I'm …
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GREATER — /gray"teuhr/ , adj. designating a city or country and its adjacent area: Greater New York; Greater Los Angeles. [ 1570-80; …
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PARTS — n. local environment; outer genitals
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
GREATER — adj. larger in size or space; of more importance
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
THAN — I. thən, ˈthan conjunction Etymology: Middle English than, then then, than — more at then Date: before 12th century 1. …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SUM — I. ˈsəm noun Etymology: Middle English summe, from Anglo-French sume, somme, from Latin summa, from feminine of summus highest; akin …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ITS — adjective Date: circa 1507 : of or relating to it or itself especially as possessor, agent, or object of an …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
GREATER — adjective Usage: often capitalized Etymology: comparative of great Date: 1882 : consisting of a central city together with adjacent areas …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
THAN — adv then. ·see then. 2. than ·conj a particle expressing comparison, used after certain adjectives and adverbs which express comparison …
Webster English vocab
SUM — noun height; completion; utmost degree. 2. sum ·noun a problem to be solved, or an example to be wrought out. …
Webster English vocab
MORE — adv with a verb or participle. 2. more ·noun a hill. 3. more ·noun a root. 4. more ·superl greater; …
Webster English vocab
PARTS — ~ archaic abilities. → part ———————— ~ informal a region, especially one not clearly specified or delimited: → part
Concise Oxford English vocab
THAN — [than] conj [ME than, then then, than--more at then] (bef. 12c) 1 a--used as a function word to indicate the …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SUM — [sum] n [ME summe, fr. OF, fr. L summa, fr. fem. of summus highest; akin to L super over--more at …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
ITS — [its] adj (1598): of or relating to it or itself esp. as possessor, agent, or object of an action "going …
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GREATER — [great.er] adj, often cap [compar. of great] (1882): consisting of a central city together with adjacent areas that are naturally …
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ITS — its BrE AmE ɪts —non-Received Pronunciation weak form əts
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
THAN — / ðən; NAmE ; rare strong form ðæn/ preposition , conjunction 1. used to introduce the second part of a …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SUM — / sʌm; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. [ C ] sum (of sth) an amount of money …
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MORE — / mɔː(r); NAmE / determiner , pronoun , adverb ■ determiner , pronoun (used as the comparative of 'much', 'a …
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ITS — / ɪts; NAmE / determiner belonging to or connected with a thing, an animal or a baby : Turn the …
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THAN — than S1 W1 /ð ə n; strong ðæn/ BrE AmE conjunction , preposition [ Language: Old English ; Origin: thanne …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SUM — I. sum 1 S2 W2 AC /sʌm/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
MORE — I. more 1 S1 W1 /mɔː $ mɔːr/ BrE AmE adverb 1 . [used before an adjective or adverb to …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ITS — its S1 W1 /ɪts/ BrE AmE determiner [possessive form of ‘it’] [ Date: 1500-1600 ; Origin: it ] used to …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
THAN — conj. 1 introducing the second element in a comparison (you are older than he is; you are older than he). …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SUM — n. & v. --n. 1 the total amount resulting from the addition of two or more items, facts, ideas, feelings, …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
MORE — adj., n., & adv. --adj. 1 existing in a greater or additional quantity, amount, or degree (more problems than last …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ITS — poss.pron. of it; of itself (can see its advantages).
Английский основной разговорный словарь
THAN — conj. 1 introducing the second element in a comparison (you are older than he is; you are older than he). …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SUM — n. & v. n. 1 the total amount resulting from the addition of two or more items, facts, ideas, feelings, …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
MORE — adj., n., & adv. adj. 1 existing in a greater or additional quantity, amount, or degree (more problems than last …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ITS — poss.pron. of it; of itself (can see its advantages).
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
THAN — conj. 1. introducing the second element in a comparison (you are older than he is; you are older than he). …
Oxford English vocab
SUM — n. & v. --n. 1. the total amount resulting from the addition of two or more items, facts, ideas, feelings, …
Oxford English vocab
MORE — adj., n., & adv. --adj. 1. existing in a greater or additional quantity, amount, or degree (more problems than last …
Oxford English vocab
THAN — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use than after a comparative …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SUM — ( sums, summing, summed) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. A sum …
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MORE — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: 'More' is often considered to be …
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ITS — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: 'Its' is a third person singular …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GREATER — 1. Greater is the comparative of great . 2. Greater is used with the name of a large city to …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ITS — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: 'Its' is a third person singular …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
GREATER — 1. Greater is the comparative of great . 2. Greater is used with the name of a large city to …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
SUM — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a huge amount/sum/quantity etc ▪ huge sums of money a sum of money ( …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
MORE — adverb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bit more/less ▪ Can we have a bit less noise, please? a little more/better/further …
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